Norristown Area School District participates in WellCard program

WEST NORRITON — The Norristown Area School District, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Association of Business Leaders and AccessOne Consumer Health, have begun distributing WellCard Health Program cards, which enables cardholders to receive discounts on a variety of health services.

While not insurance, cardholders can receive discounts from participating pharmacies and doctors on a variety of medical needs, including visits and medication.

“Anybody is eligible,” explained AnneMarie Rohricht, the chief financial officer for the Norristown Area School District. “Even if somebody has insurance, they may still be eligible to receive some of the discounts.”

Cards have already been distributed to every school in the district, as well as several other locations in the community, according to Rohricht, and can also be picked up at the administrative building.

“We’ve distributed cards to all of our buildings and to some of the local senior centers,” she said, before adding that she also had a “stack of them” in her office.

“We want people to feel that they can come and get them and hopefully get them involved,” Rohricht said.

According to Rohricht, she first became aware of the program through the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials, which she is a part of, and thought that many people in Norristown could benefit from the program.

“Anything we can do to help the uninsured and underinsured in the community, we want to do,” she said. “If one person can benefit from it, then it’s all worth it.”

The program is free to participate in and only requires a person to sign up to immediately receive a WellCard.

More information on the program can be found at www.wellcardhealth.com or by calling 800-562-9625. Additionally, those interested in the program can also call Rohricht at 610-630-5006 for information.